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/θɪn/
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thin
adjective
thinner
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thinnest
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Translations
тонкий
She wore a thin sweater on a chilly day.
Она надела тонкий свитер в прохладный день.
худой
The thin man walked briskly down the street.
Худой мужчина быстро шел по улице.
узкий
The thin path led through the dense forest.
Узкая тропинка вела через густой лес.
Additional translations
жидкий
редкий
слабый
Definitions
Having little thickness or depth.
The thin paper was easy to tear.
Having little body fat or being slender.
She was tall and thin, with a graceful figure.
Having a small number of elements or components; sparse.
The crowd was thin at the early morning concert.
Having a low density or concentration.
The air was thin at the high altitude, making it hard to breathe.
Lacking substance or strength; weak.
The soup was thin and watery, lacking flavor.
Synonyms
slender
slim
narrow
lean
skinny
fine
fragile
delicate
insubstantial
Antonyms
thick
thin
verb
thinned
Past Simple
thinned
Past Participle
thinning
Gerund
UK
/θɪn/
US
/θɪn/
Translations
разжижать
You need to thin the paint before applying it.
Вам нужно разжижать краску перед нанесением.
разбавлять
He decided to thin the soup with some water.
Он решил разбавлять суп водой.
редеть
As he aged, his hair began to thin.
С возрастом его волосы начали редеть.
Additional translations
утончать
ощутить тонкость
уменьшаться в плотности
Definitions
To make or become less dense or concentrated.
She decided to thin the paint with water to achieve a lighter shade.
To reduce the number or quantity of something.
The gardener thinned the seedlings to ensure the remaining plants had enough space to grow.
To become less in number or amount.
As the night wore on, the crowd began to thin out.
Synonyms
thin out
rarefy
dilute
attenuate
slim down
pare down
reduce
decrease
sparse out
scattering
disperse
water down
abridge
trim
whittle down
thin
adverb
Used after verbs to mean 'thinly' or 'sparingly' (e.g. "slice it thin").
Definitions
In a thin manner; thinly, sparsely, or with little thickness or density.
Cut the carrots thin so they cook quickly.
Synonyms
thinly
sparsely
lightly
scantily
narrowly
finely
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